Saskatchewan PC leader Ken Grey said the massive spending announcements by what he dubbed the 鈥淪pend Party鈥� government proved they haven鈥檛 learned from failed forays into the domain of the private sector.
The government gave Saskatchewan a fiscal update glossing over a few questionable economic forecasts and touted a debt smaller than expected because of a 鈥渙ne-off鈥� federal transfer. By the end of the day, the government was announcing it had forty million dollars to sink in a new rare earth industry, but that should not be a government venture.
鈥淚t seems they haven鈥檛 learned from millions lost in the failed GTH or the two billion lost in carbon capture,鈥� said Grey.
鈥淣ow they want to put more taxpayer dollars into another high-risk government project. When will this insanity stop?鈥�
Grey recounted from the 2020 budget the government projected to pay seven hundred and eighteen million dollars to service the debt.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a better way,鈥� said Grey. 鈥淟et鈥檚 get out of the job-killing New West Trade Partnership Agreement. Let鈥檚 lower our business taxes and let鈥檚 make Saskatchewan more attractive to do business, particularly in rural Saskatchewan. Let鈥檚 promote the advantages of Saskatchewan."
"Let鈥檚 position our trades education at the cusp of economic trends. This should be the basis of economic recovery. This corporate welfare endorsed by Premier Moe will cost us and our children in the years to come,鈥� Grey concluded.
